Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void is a non-fiction work by science author Mary Roach. Published in August 2010, Packing for Mars was recognized in "Amazon's Best Books" of that month, it quickly became a #6 New York Times bestseller, and it was chosen as the book of the year for the 7th annual One City One Book: San Francisco Reads literary event program. In Packing for Mars, Mary Roach searches for answers to questions about the gross, the bizarre, and the uncomfortable a...